Belgium: Stats Perform (AI and data) extends its partnership with the Pro League

Stats Perform, an American company specialised in data and artificial intelligence for the sports industry, has extended its partnership with the Pro League as an official partner for competition data as part of a "multi-year deal," announced the Belgian body on 09/09/2020. The agreement, which concerns the Stats Perform Opta data of all Jupiler Pro League (first division) and 1B Pro League (second division) matches, makes the group the "Official Tracking and Performance Data Provider" of the Pro League.

"Thanks to a unique collaboration between Stats Perform, the Pro League and Eleven Sports, the new rightsholder of the Pro League competitions (until 2025), the scope of the cooperation has been substantially extended, for the benefit of clubs, fans and related stakeholders. The extended deal has three core pillars: performance, broadcast and communications. As a new feature to the deal, the league and its clubs are provided with live player tracking data through Stats Perform's SportVU and athlete monitoring insights. This allows for the coaches and their staff to include…